Sarah Lerche is a Silicon Valley veteran with 25+ years as a CFO, successful entrepreneur/start-up founder, and advisor to Series A, B, and C technology startups and scale-ups.
Lerche co-founded Escalon Services, a technology-enabled business services provider, in 2010 and served as a Partner until 2022 when she realized a successful exit. Leading Business Development and technology operations in which she leveraged AI and machine learning to enable scaled growth, she helped build Escalon to 1000+ people in 12 years. Additionally, during this time she served as a fractional CFO and advisor to CEOs and boards at 50+ technology startups and scale-ups, creating business plans and financial models to lay the groundwork for VC investments.
Independent Director & Board Advisory Experience
- Fractional CFO for 15 years – some (former) clients include Vivino, Wevideo, Healthily, Duda, Huddly, Capriza, Glint Solar, GameRun.
- Co-Founder and CFO of Escalon Services Inc. Outsourced services company successful exit Q422 to Private Equity
- Current board roles: Board member JOR Farms AS, Board Member Escalon Services Inc
Skills
- Business Strategy
- Fundraising and VC Relations
- Technology and Operations Strategies
- Audit Committee Advising
- Investment & Acquisition Strategy
- Building, Scaling and International Expansion
Credentials
- BA, Accounting - University of San Fransisco
- MA, Finance - University of San Fransisco